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Re:Why are hyperlinks blue? by reaperducer on Thursday August 26, 2021 @11:59AM (#28316642)
For the same reason they didn't use red. Red and green have meaning in many cultures, especially the one that invented the web. As stated by the parent commenter, blue is more neutral.
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Re:Why are hyperlinks blue? by DonHopkins on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:44PM (#28317302)
"While red made the links easier to spot, user comprehension and recollection of the content declined." -Ben Shneiderman

Ben likes to actually run controlled experiments and measure things like that, instead of just speculating! ;)

See the email quoted here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28317104

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